Gutter hanger



April 21, 1935 M. RACHLINA GUTTER HANGER Ffiled Dec. 9, 1924 i BY /TTU Ey Cir Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

MAX RCHLIN, GF`NEV YORK, N. Y.

GUTTER HANGER.

Application filed December 9, li. Serial No. 754,741.

,To all canoni/ may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX RAoirLrN, a citizen of Russia, and resident ofthe city of New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulv improvements in Gutter Hang ers, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments in gutter hangers, that is to say to devices for supportingroof gutters. The invention pertains more particularly to a gutter hanger of the. type including a bar c1:- tending transversely between Vtheupper edges of the gutter, and a roof strap which is. attached to the said bar.

As' far as known, lthe roof strap; in devices of this hind is usually secured tothe bar of the hanger by meansof a rivet, passing through the roof strap and the said'bar, the point of attachment beingat the middle portion ofi the said bar. In practice `it has been found thatthis method of attaching the strap to the bar considerably` weakens the latter at that cross-section which is subjected to the greatest stress. It has been proposed heretofore to providespecial reinforcing orv strengthening means,y to `prevent buckling or bendingunder strain of the hanger bar, but allof these reinforcing means necessitate the -employment of .a rivet.

The mainfobject of thepresent invention is to provide a gutter hanger, wherein the,

connection between the bar and the roof strapis made by a clip coupling which not only makes the use of rivets or similar fastening means unnecessary, but at the saine 'time reinforces the gutter bar.

lilith these and' other objects/in view, which will more fully appear as-the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangen'ient :and construction of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

A few of the many possible embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1v. is a side elevation of a gutter hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, the gutter being shown in position thereon; Fig. 2is a section taken on line 2-2 of 1, on a larger scale; Fig. 3 isa plan view of the ,inner end of the roof tit) strap; Fig. 4i is a side elevation of the det-uil shown' in Fig. 3; 5 is a section similar' to the one `shown in Fig.` 1 of inodiiiec hanger; ig. 6 is a section talren on lined-6 of Fig. 5, on a larger scale ',i Fig. 7 is top plan view of the detail shown in Fig. 6; and Fig.l S is a section taken on line-AS-fS oi Fig. 7.

Referring now first to Figs 1 to inclusive, of the drawings, the numeral 10 indi- `Cates a roof gutter, the outer edge of which is provided with a bead 11, as usual in devices or" this type, while its inner edge 12, ad-` jacent the wall of the building, is plain. For supporting the gutter in proper relation to the root of the building, there is provided aplurality of gutter hangers, spaced apart a suitable distance, each of said hangers in cluding a strap 1i, whiclrsurrounds transversely the gutter, and a suspension lor roof strap 15, attached to the strap 1i and to the roof.

The strap 11i includes a curved gutter-eni` bracingportion 16, having a hook-shaped bend 17 at `one of its ends, said bend Vtting overthe bead 11 of the gutter and merging into a bar section 18, which entends horizontally and trimsverselyv between the up-f per edges of the gutter. rllhe opopsite end of this bar is bent over the plain edge 12 of 'the gutter, as shown at 19, and connected with the free end 2,0 of the ing portion 1G lof the strap.

The bar section 18 is of inverted U-shape in cross-section from end to end, it including a top web 21 and side flanges A22. The roof strap 15 is in the form of a metal strip, the

gutter-einbraclower end of which is bent horizontally asA in a manner hereinafter to be described. The connection between the strap 15 and the bar 18 is made by a clip 27, which straddles the inner end of the roof strap 15 and the bar 18. This clip fits between the upwardly extending portion 25 and the projection 26 of the rooic strap, is of U-sha-pe in transverse cross-section, the free ends 28 of its side flanges 29 being bent against the inner faces of the flanges 22 of the bar 18.

For the purpose of' strengthening the roof strap, there is formed thereon a longitudinal rib 30, extending from adjacent the flanges 24 to approximately its middle portion.

It will be observed from the foregoing that the roof strap and the Clip 2T reinforce or strengthen the bar 18 of the gutter hanger just at that portion thereof where it is subjected to the greatest stress, both the roof strap and the clip having side flanges and webs, trebling the strength of the side fianges and web of' the bar 18.

The modification illustrated in Figs. to 8, inclusive, of vthe drawings, differs from the one above described mainly in that the major portion of the Lgutter bar engaging section 31 of the roof strap 15 is reduced in width to an extent that is somewhat narrower than the width of the top web 21 of the said bar. rlhe section 31 is provided with two upwardly7 extending lugs 32, which are seated in slots 33 in the web portion 84 of a clip 35, the latter straddling the bar 18 and holding the roof strap 15 in position on said bar. In those ends of the side flanges 86 of the clip 35 which are adjacent the ribbed portion of the roof strap are formed two longitudinal slits 36', accommodating the wider portion of the bar engaging section 31 of the strap 15. As appears from` Fig. 5 of the drawings that portion of the roof strap which joins the section 31 thereof is bent vertically upwards the bend 37 being provided in the full width section of the strap.

The lgutter hangers are furnished to the users in assembled state, that is to say with the roof straps mounted on the bars 18 thereof. In mounting the gutter hangers on the building', it sometimes becomes necessary to shift the roof straps 15 on the bars 18 in one or the other direction. This may be done by tapping the clip by a hammer or other suitable tool, the friction between the said clip and the bar 18 being suflicient to maintain the roof strap in the desired position. However, there may be used special confining means. @ne type of this confining means is illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings, the same comprising a downwardly extending projection 38 on the underface of the bar engaging portion of the roof strap, which projection is adapted to be seated in any one of a row of recesses 89 in the upper face of the web portion of the bar 18.

It is obvious that while herein the root strap attaching means has been described in connection with a speciiic type of a hanger, the same may be used with others without departing from the invention. 1t may be used, for instance, in connection with hangers which lock the gutter embracing portion 16.

1. A gutter hanger including a channel bar extending transversely of the gutter, a roof strap having its lower end bent at right angles and resting on said bar, a clip having a transverse cross-section corresponding substantially to that of said bar straddling said roof strap and said bar and thereby holding said roof strap in position on said bar, and means upon the inner end of said strap in engagement with said clip for preventing rela-tive movement between said roof strap and said clip, said clip preventing movement of said strap on said bar both transversely and longitudinally.

2. A gutter hanger including a channel bar extending transversely of the gutter. a roof strap having its lower end bent at right angles, said bent portion of the roof strap having a transverse cross section corresponding to the transverse cross-section of said bar and straddling the latter, a clip having a transverse cross section corresponding substantially to that of the bent portion of said strap, said clip straddling the bent portion of said roof strap and thereby holding the same in position upon said bar, and means upon the inner end of said strap in engagement with said clip for preventing relative movement between said roof strap and said clip, said clip preventing movement of' said strap on said bar both transversely and lonigtudinally.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1924-.

MAX RACHLIN. 

